AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice published a contract change notice for Media Advisory Services for the Nottingham Inquiry. The latest recorded amendment extends the contract period from 1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027, citing continuity of service for a publication event in May 2027.
Published outcomeA contract amendment is recorded; no supplier or awardee is identified in the supplied data.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold central-government contract change with a recorded contract value of £56,059.85 excluding VAT (£67,271.82 including VAT).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current notice type
99% confidenceContract change notice on Find a Tender
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The process notice type and the latest contract document both state “Contract change notice on Find a Tender”.
Latest recorded amendment
98% confidenceExtension recorded on 30 September 2026
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Contract amendment 095041-2026 is dated 2026-09-30.
Recorded contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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The contract period is stated as startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2027-06-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded contract value excluding VAT
98% confidence£56,059.85
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The contract value states amount 56059.85, currency GBP.
Recorded contract value including VAT
98% confidence£67,271.82
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The contract value states amountGross 67271.82, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial contract details notice
96% confidence14 April 2026
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Release history records Contract details notice 033572-2026 on 2026-04-14.
Earlier recorded contract changes
96% confidence20 April 2026 and 30 June 2026
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Release history lists contract change notices 035646-2026 and 061284-2026.
Latest change notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Document 095041-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMedia Advisory Services for the Nottingham Inquiry
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The process and tender title state this requirement.
Latest amendment rationale
99% confidenceContinuity of service for the publication event in May 2027
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The latest amendment rationale states this explicitly.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid counts, participant details, scores or evaluation information are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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The contract record states aboveThreshold: true.
Amendment classification
95% confidenceUnforeseeable circumstances; additional goods, services or works
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The amendment includes rationale classifications “unforseeableCircumstances” and “additionalGoodsServicesWorks”.
Extension period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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The contract period recorded with the latest change is 2026-10-01 to 2027-06-30.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial context
99% confidenceThe latest notice records an extension intended to maintain service continuity for a May 2027 publication event.
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The amendment rationale states that the contract was extended for continuity of service for the publication event in May 2027.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe recorded value cannot be allocated to a supplier or lot
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No suppliers, awards or lots are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier information absent
99% confidenceNo supplier or awardee is identified
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The supplied awards and suppliers arrays are empty.
Rationale inconsistency across supplied fields
99% confidenceThe process description refers to closing hearings and submissions in September 2026, while the latest amendment rationale refers to a publication event in May 2027
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Both statements appear in the supplied process description and latest contract amendment respectively.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceIt is unclear whether the recorded value is the amended contract total, amendment value, or another published value basis
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A contract value is supplied, but no value basis is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier or awardee is identified in the supplied data.
- No lot information or supplier-level value allocation is supplied.
- The procurement method, competition, evaluation and pricing detail are not supplied.
- The published process description and latest amendment rationale describe different service-continuity contexts; neither is preferred as a complete explanation of the contract history.
- The value basis is not stated, so the recorded amount is not characterised as either an amendment-only value or total contract value.
- No renewal option, extension option or further procurement plan is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeNottingham Inquirymedia advisory servicescontract change noticeFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the supplier?
The supplied contract change notice data does not identify a supplier or awardee.
When does the recorded contract period end?
The latest recorded period ends on 30 June 2027.
Why was the contract extended?
The latest amendment cites continuity of service for a publication event in May 2027.
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